Banjo Clock

ca. 1825

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

The alarm setting on this clock is unusual. The number of hours between the setting of the clock and the hour at which the bell should ring must be computed and the alarm hand moved forward from XII the required number of hours. The lower panel shows Phaeton driving the chariot of the sun.

Artwork Details

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Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Provenance

Title:
Banjo Clock
Maker:
Aaron Willard Jr. (1783–1864)
Date:
ca. 1825
Geography:
Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Culture:
American
Medium:
Mahogany, gilt gesso, eglomise tablets, white pine, tulip poplar
Dimensions:
34 1/2 x 10 in. (87.6 x 25.4 cm)
Credit Line:
The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1930
Object Number:
30.120.15
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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